Dimension.Value returning internal units instead of display units

[andydandy74]

Dynamo version

2.0.1 stable

Revit version

Any

Operating system

Windows 10

What did you do?

Tried to retrieve the value of a selected dimension using Dimension.Value

What did you expect to see?

• Not another unit-related bug.
• The node returning display units (metric in all but three countries in the world).

What did you see instead?

• Decimal feet. Surprise, surprise. ;-)

[mjkkirschner]

it appears https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/blob/Revit2019/src/Libraries/RevitNodes/Elements/Dimension.cs#L213

does not use the host unit converter... 😢

[mjkkirschner]

for example - when an element's parameter is queried https://github.com/DynamoDS/DynamoRevit/blob/94be25ae025e4372841db50cf3c4edb255652a78/src/Libraries/RevitNodes/Elements/InternalUtilities/ElementUtils.cs#L104

not really sure why ints are not also converted? @aparajit-pratap ?

[mjkkirschner]

@QilongTang @AndyDu1985 - whats the best way to get these github issues into the revit backlog?

[aparajit-pratap]

Not sure. I think @ksobon should have a better idea.